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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, ... List of Indian state trees (Union territories) Union territory Common name [3] Binomial name [4]
Forest cover is the total geographical area declared as forest by the government. As of 2021, the total forest cover in India is 80.9 million hectares, which is 21.71 per cent of the total geographical area. [2] There is a 1,540 sq.km increase in forest cover over 2019. Madhya Pradesh has the highest forest cover by area followed by Arunachal ...
Forestry in India is a significant rural industry and a major environmental resource. India is one of the ten most forest-rich countries of the world. Together, India and 9 other countries account for 67 percent of the total forest area of the world. [1] India's forest cover grew at 0.20% annually over 1990–2000, [2] and has grown at the rate ...
In the stands of Lodhra trees, [28] Padmaka trees [29] and in the woods of Devadaru, or Deodar trees, Ravana is to be searched there and there, together with Sita. [4-43-13] The deodar is the national tree of Pakistan, [30] and the state tree of Himachal Pradesh, India. Under the Deodars was an 1889 short story collection by Rudyard Kipling. [31]
Central India, South India. It can be easily worked and is strong and durable especially when used under water. It is used for such products as furniture, carriage, well curbs, yokes, and door panels. Hopea. Hopea parviflora. Light to deep brown. 1,010 kg/m 3. 1,700 lb/cu yd. Madras, Kerala.
Saraca asoca, commonly known as the ashoka tree (lit. "sorrow-less"), is a plant belonging to the Detarioideae subfamily of the legume family. [3] It is an important tree in the cultural traditions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent areas. It is sometimes incorrectly known as Saraca indica. [4] The flower of ashoka tree is the state flower ...
Indian Coral Tree (Mandara in Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali, Mandaram in Malayalam, Kalyana Murungai கல்யாண முருங்கை in Tamil, Pangara-पांगारा in Marathi) -- Erythrina indica or variegata. Indian Cork Tree (Jasmine tree, Akas nim or Nim chameli in Hindi, karkku கர்க்கு in Tamil, Kavuku in ...
Thimmamma Marrimanu is a banyan tree in Anantapur, located circa 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the town of Kadiri in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is present in the Indian Botanical Gardens and is more than 550 years old. Its canopy covers 19,107 m 2 (4.721 acres) [28] One of the largest trees, the Great Banyan is found in Kolkata, India.